Railroad-tie.



J. RUGERS.

RAILROAD TIE. APPLIOATION FILED Nov. 15, 1912.

Patented June 10,1913.

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JOSEPH ROGERS, OF NORTH VERNON, INDIANA.

RAILROAD IIE.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Jane Ed, 1913..

Application filed-November 15, 154-2: Serial No. 731,581.

and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railroad construction; and the object thereof is to provide a novel supporting means for the track of the road to do away with the necessity of using wooden cross tiesand aiiord a rigid and firm bearing for the rails, and at the same time conserve the cushion or elastic effect in the track supporting means by the provision of wood sleepers therefor.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof, and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and means for effecting the result, reference is to he had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

in the drawings: Figure l is a perspective view showing a section of a railroad track supported in accordance with my in vent-ion. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view approximately on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a detail transverse sectional view upon the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Corresponding parts and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters.

In the drawing, the numerals 1 designate a pair of ordinary railroad rails which are arranged upon my improved supporting means. The supporting means includes longitudinally extending sleeper or stringer members 2 which are constructcdpf Wood, and may be in the form of the ordinary rail tie. The support also embodies a metallic bed plate 3 which is provided with longitudinally extending depending sides-or flanges 4 and?) respectively. The flange 4 is formed at the outer longitudinal edge of each of the plates 5, While the flange. 3 is arranged a suitable distance away from the inner longitudinal edge of each of the said plates 5.

The bed plates have their upper faces integrally-formed with longitudinally extending spaced ribs (3, and the space between the said ribs approximately equaling the width of cally disposed ribs are formed of some malleable material, and are slitted at intervalsto provide tongues or fingers which are adapted to be bent over the base flanges of the rails .to secure the said rails upon the.

plates 5. The flanges or side members 4 and 5 may be secured to he sleepers or stringers 2 in any desired or preferred manner, as can also the abutting sections of the metallic base. plate and its sides.

The portions of tinipaasstvnniinattd" over the flanges 5 and which may be termed ledges and which may be indicated by the numerals 8 are provided at intervals With bolt openings for the reception of securing elements, in the nature of nuts and bolts, whereby transversely arranged tie bars 9 may be secured to the device, and also whereby danger of lateral movement of the rails and their supports is entirely and effectually overcome.

i By constructing a rail support, as above described, it will be noted that I have accomplished, first, the elimination of approximately oneshalf to one-third of the timbers now employed as ties; second, I have also eliminated the employment of the ordinary rail chairs which are disposed at the -joint of the rails; third, I have effectually overcome the liability of the spreading of the rails, and finally, I have provided a more the base flanges of the rails 1. These ver'titudinally extending wooden sleepers, a plate arranged upon the top of each of the sleepers, each of said plates having angular sides which are adapted to engage with the opposite side faces of the sleepers, the said plates adjacent their longitudinal edges having each a pair ofmalleable ribs. extending the entire length of the pla s and spaced to receive the rails therebet een, sat. "ribs being slitted to providefingers which are bent over the opposite longitudinal edges of elements passing through the openings in the base flanges of the rails, the plates being; the plate extensions and through similar extended beyond their inner flanges, the said openings in the spacing member. 13

extending portion being provided with a} plurality of spaced openings, spacing rods f arranged beneaththe projecting edges of the f base and contacting with the inner side flanges provided by the plates, and securing In testimony whereof I afiix nay signature in presence of two Witnesses,

JOSEPH PQGF-RS.

Witnesses RALPH \Y. boners, \VILLIAM G. NORRIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissiom of Patents.

. Washington, D. G. 

